Jacob Hunter, MD
Otology & Neurotology · Philadelphia, PANPI 1053644963
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (47.0%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Med-el Corporation at 48.4% of the total.
Across 174 payments — averaging $636.89 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Med-el Corporation$54K
- Medtronic$34K
- Cochlear Americas$11K
- Oticon Medical, LLC$8K
- Iotamotion, Inc.$2K
- Advanced Bionics, LLC$2K
- plus $467 from 6 others
Across 4 payments — averaging $12,592 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Advanced Bionics, LLC$24K
- Med-el Corporation$23K
- Cochlear Americas$3K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$9,2228%
- Speaking & faculty fees$52,05147%
- Travel & lodging$40,23536%
- Food & beverage$8,9478%
- Education$3640%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Med-el Corporation | 83 | $53,654 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 26 | $33,952 |
| Cochlear Americas | 37 | $11,166 |
| Oticon Medical, LLC | 3 | $8,071 |
| Iotamotion, Inc. | 5 | $1,816 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 12 | $1,693 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $119 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $101 |
| Stryker | 2 | $56 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Merck | 1 | $30 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft$49,379
- BCI 602 Kit$43,155
- ADHEAR Professional Kit$30,786
- MIDAS REX$24,767
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$9,853
- Baha$9,292
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$8,731
- Legend$8,660
- PONTO BONE ANCHORED HEARING SYSTEM$8,071
- MED-EL Maestro Cochlear Implant System$2,525
- iotaSOFT$1,335
- Baha BI300 implant 4 mm$1,122
- Cochlear Osia OSI200 Implant$1,122
- HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE$1,122
- Nucleus$560
- iotaSOFT Insertion System$350
- APONVIE$122
- Zynrelef$122
- Olympus Capital Accessories$119
- VIBRANT Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant and BONEBRIDGE System$114
How this compares
Too few otology & neurotology providers in Pennsylvaniato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 54 | $1,703 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 11 | $1,378 |
| Ofloxacin | 50 | $1,029 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 48 | $864 |
| Propranolol Hcl | 16 | $527 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 33 | $474 |
| Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl | 12 | $190 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl | 20 | $159 |
| Prednisone | 20 | $56 |
| Cephalexin | 12 | $53 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otology & neurotology in Philadelphia
- Tiffany HwaPhiladelphia$11K
- Robert SataloffPhiladelphia$3K
- Todd HillmanPittsburgh$33K
- Ravi SamyBethlehem$6K
- Philip PerezPittsburgh$5K
- Abhinav EttyreddyWexford$3K
- Gregory BasuraPittsburgh$2K
- Eric HolenderPalmerton$2K
- Jacob McAfeePittsburgh$1K
- Mark WhitakerHershey$1K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.